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I’ll preface this by saying what I often say about Tesla: I think they are likely to be the most valuable company on the planet before this decade is over. Having said that, however, short-term, I think it has shot its proverbial wad for now.
Here’s an interesting little histogram to illustrate how Covid (thanks, China!) killed the airlines, but they have managed to crawl their way back.
Happy Monday, everyone. There are just eight trading days left after today in the lovely, lovely year of 2023. I wanted to touch on three ETFs that had been covered over the weekend. First off, there is commodities (DBC) which I suggested would be in for a tumble following that nice tinted rounded top. Well, it’s down hard, and I’m not quite sure why, since oil (its biggest component) is up. Still, down is down.
As much as I bellyache about the government, one of the few pieces of it that I’ve defended my whole lift has been the postal service. I think it’s pretty much the last bargain in town. Here’s a photo of our own beloved depression-era post office here in Palo Alto:
